Gold & Platinum

RIAA’s historic Gold® & Platinum® Program defines success in the recorded music industry. Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artist—whether they’ve just released their first song or Greatest Hits album. Check out our interactive timeline to learn about the program’s storied history.

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	Artist	Certified Units (In Millions)	Gold ^®	Platinum ^®	Multi-Platinum ^™	Diamond ^®	Type
SHARE	DRAKE	244	80	80	38	3	All types MORE DETAILS	DRAKE Cert. Units (In Millions): 244 Gold Units: 80 Platinum Units: 80 Multi Platinum Units: 38 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	RIHANNA	185	58	46	34	6	All types MORE DETAILS	RIHANNA Cert. Units (In Millions): 185 Gold Units: 58 Platinum Units: 46 Multi Platinum Units: 34 Diamond Units: 6 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	EMINEM	167	73	41	30	3	All types MORE DETAILS	EMINEM Cert. Units (In Millions): 167 Gold Units: 73 Platinum Units: 41 Multi Platinum Units: 30 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KANYE WEST	163	93	51	30	1	All types MORE DETAILS	KANYE WEST Cert. Units (In Millions): 163 Gold Units: 93 Platinum Units: 51 Multi Platinum Units: 30 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BEYONCE	161.5	82	53	32	2	All types MORE DETAILS	BEYONCE Cert. Units (In Millions): 161.5 Gold Units: 82 Platinum Units: 53 Multi Platinum Units: 32 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	POST MALONE	142	47	47	17	8	All types MORE DETAILS	POST MALONE Cert. Units (In Millions): 142 Gold Units: 47 Platinum Units: 47 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 8 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TAYLOR SWIFT	137.5	70	49	28	1	All types MORE DETAILS	TAYLOR SWIFT Cert. Units (In Millions): 137.5 Gold Units: 70 Platinum Units: 49 Multi Platinum Units: 28 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	THE WEEKND	132	38	38	16	7	All types MORE DETAILS	THE WEEKND Cert. Units (In Millions): 132 Gold Units: 38 Platinum Units: 38 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 7 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	TRAVIS SCOTT	127.5	63	44	20	2	All types MORE DETAILS	TRAVIS SCOTT Cert. Units (In Millions): 127.5 Gold Units: 63 Platinum Units: 44 Multi Platinum Units: 20 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUSTIN BIEBER	122.5	57	34	20	2	All types MORE DETAILS	JUSTIN BIEBER Cert. Units (In Millions): 122.5 Gold Units: 57 Platinum Units: 34 Multi Platinum Units: 20 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	KATY PERRY	121.5	29	24	16	6	All types MORE DETAILS	KATY PERRY Cert. Units (In Millions): 121.5 Gold Units: 29 Platinum Units: 24 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 6 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	CHRIS BROWN	115	61	41	25	1	All types MORE DETAILS	CHRIS BROWN Cert. Units (In Millions): 115 Gold Units: 61 Platinum Units: 41 Multi Platinum Units: 25 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	IMAGINE DRAGONS	111.5	39	22	13	4	All types MORE DETAILS	IMAGINE DRAGONS Cert. Units (In Millions): 111.5 Gold Units: 39 Platinum Units: 22 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 4 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ARIANA GRANDE	107	39	37	20	1	All types MORE DETAILS	ARIANA GRANDE Cert. Units (In Millions): 107 Gold Units: 39 Platinum Units: 37 Multi Platinum Units: 20 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MORGAN WALLEN	106.5	58	39	18	0	All types MORE DETAILS	MORGAN WALLEN Cert. Units (In Millions): 106.5 Gold Units: 58 Platinum Units: 39 Multi Platinum Units: 18 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	ED SHEERAN	103	42	22	15	3	All types MORE DETAILS	ED SHEERAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 103 Gold Units: 42 Platinum Units: 22 Multi Platinum Units: 15 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	J. COLE	96.5	57	34	15	2	All types MORE DETAILS	J. COLE Cert. Units (In Millions): 96.5 Gold Units: 57 Platinum Units: 34 Multi Platinum Units: 15 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LUKE COMBS	95.5	44	23	16	3	All types MORE DETAILS	LUKE COMBS Cert. Units (In Millions): 95.5 Gold Units: 44 Platinum Units: 23 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	FUTURE	95	71	37	11	1	All types MORE DETAILS	FUTURE Cert. Units (In Millions): 95 Gold Units: 71 Platinum Units: 37 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LIL WAYNE	95	34	32	20	2	All types MORE DETAILS	LIL WAYNE Cert. Units (In Millions): 95 Gold Units: 34 Platinum Units: 32 Multi Platinum Units: 20 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	SZA	92.5	43	30	17	0	All types MORE DETAILS	SZA Cert. Units (In Millions): 92.5 Gold Units: 43 Platinum Units: 30 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	BRUNO MARS	91.5	19	16	13	5	All types MORE DETAILS	BRUNO MARS Cert. Units (In Millions): 91.5 Gold Units: 19 Platinum Units: 16 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 5 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LUKE BRYAN	91	36	28	17	0	All types MORE DETAILS	LUKE BRYAN Cert. Units (In Millions): 91 Gold Units: 36 Platinum Units: 28 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	MAROON 5	87.5	28	25	19	3	All types MORE DETAILS	MAROON 5 Cert. Units (In Millions): 87.5 Gold Units: 28 Platinum Units: 25 Multi Platinum Units: 19 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN	85	98	34	13	0	All types MORE DETAILS	YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN Cert. Units (In Millions): 85 Gold Units: 98 Platinum Units: 34 Multi Platinum Units: 13 Diamond Units: 0 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	JUICE WRLD	84	49	33	15	1	All types MORE DETAILS	JUICE WRLD Cert. Units (In Millions): 84 Gold Units: 49 Platinum Units: 33 Multi Platinum Units: 15 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LIL UZI VERT	84	29	27	17	1	All types MORE DETAILS	LIL UZI VERT Cert. Units (In Millions): 84 Gold Units: 29 Platinum Units: 27 Multi Platinum Units: 17 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	USHER	83.5	33	26	16	1	All types MORE DETAILS	USHER Cert. Units (In Millions): 83.5 Gold Units: 33 Platinum Units: 26 Multi Platinum Units: 16 Diamond Units: 1 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	LADY GAGA	82.5	27	20	14	3	All types MORE DETAILS	LADY GAGA Cert. Units (In Millions): 82.5 Gold Units: 27 Platinum Units: 20 Multi Platinum Units: 14 Diamond Units: 3 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS
SHARE	XXXTENTACION	76.5	30	21	11	2	All types MORE DETAILS	XXXTENTACION Cert. Units (In Millions): 76.5 Gold Units: 30 Platinum Units: 21 Multi Platinum Units: 11 Diamond Units: 2 Format: All types SHARE MORE DETAILS

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Artist

DRAKE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 244

Gold Units: 80

Platinum Units: 80

Multi Platinum Units: 38

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

RIHANNA

Cert. Units (In Millions): 185

Gold Units: 58

Platinum Units: 46

Multi Platinum Units: 34

Diamond Units: 6

Format: All types

EMINEM

Cert. Units (In Millions): 167

Gold Units: 73

Platinum Units: 41

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 3

Format: All types

KANYE WEST

Cert. Units (In Millions): 163

Gold Units: 93

Platinum Units: 51

Multi Platinum Units: 30

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

BEYONCE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 161.5

Gold Units: 82

Platinum Units: 53

Multi Platinum Units: 32

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

POST MALONE

Cert. Units (In Millions): 142

Gold Units: 47

Platinum Units: 47

Multi Platinum Units: 17

Diamond Units: 8

Format: All types

TAYLOR SWIFT

Cert. Units (In Millions): 137.5

Gold Units: 70

Platinum Units: 49

Multi Platinum Units: 28

Diamond Units: 1

Format: All types

THE WEEKND

Cert. Units (In Millions): 132

Gold Units: 38

Platinum Units: 38

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 7

Format: All types

TRAVIS SCOTT

Cert. Units (In Millions): 127.5

Gold Units: 63

Platinum Units: 44

Multi Platinum Units: 20

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

JUSTIN BIEBER

Cert. Units (In Millions): 122.5

Gold Units: 57

Platinum Units: 34

Multi Platinum Units: 20

Diamond Units: 2

Format: All types

KATY PERRY

Cert. Units (In Millions): 121.5

Gold Units: 29

Platinum Units: 24

Multi Platinum Units: 16

Diamond Units: 6

Format: All types

CHRIS BROWN

Cert. Units (In Millions): 115